Cinnamon

Google tells me this is a Cinnamon Bug (Corizus hyoscyami), a relatively recent migrant to England which began by colonising the south coast and is steadily making its way north year by year. Fortunately, it is a benign and harmless creature.

Skies here are heavy and grey - everyone is waiting for the tail end of Hurricane Bertha to make its mind up if it will sweep across the UK. At such times I always think of Michael Fish ...